Shows whether you’re logged in and when the access token expires.
AI agents call powerbi_auth_status to retrieve information from Power BI MCP Server without modifying anything — typically the context-gathering step in research, monitoring, and reporting workflows, before the agent takes action elsewhere.
This tool performs a read-only operation—it queries the current authentication state and token expiration metadata. There are no side effects, no data modifications, no command execution, no financial impact, and no destructive actions.
From the tool's definition Tool name 'powerbi_auth_status' and description 'Shows whether you're logged in and when the access token expires' indicate a query operation that retrieves authentication status information without modifying any data or triggering side effects.
Attacks that exploit this kind of access
Shows whether you’re logged in and when the access token expires. It is categorised as a Read tool in the Power BI MCP Server MCP Server, which means it retrieves data without modifying state.
Register the Power BI MCP Server MCP server in PolicyLayer and add a rule for powerbi_auth_status: allow, deny, rate-limit, or require approval. Point your MCP client at the PolicyLayer proxy URL and the rule is enforced on every call, before it reaches Power BI MCP Server. Nothing to install.
powerbi_auth_status is a Read tool with low risk. Read-only tools are generally safe to allow by default.
Yes. Add a rate_limit block to the powerbi_auth_status rule in your PolicyLayer policy. For example, setting max: 10 and window: 60 limits the tool to 10 calls per minute. Rate limits are tracked per agent session and reset automatically.
Set action: deny in the PolicyLayer policy for powerbi_auth_status. The AI agent will receive a policy violation error and cannot call the tool. You can also include a reason field to explain why the tool is blocked.
powerbi_auth_status is provided by the Power BI MCP Server MCP server (michaelmckinleyconsulting/power-bi-mcp-server). PolicyLayer sits as a proxy in front of this server to enforce policies before tool calls reach the server.
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Type a name, get the same breakdown: verified identity, auth posture, risk grade, capabilities, recommended policy.
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